Junior Locally Employed Doctor in Trauma and Orthopaedics

Job overview

This full-time post is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious junior doctor to join our department in the provision of trauma and orthopaedic services. There will be job plan for applicant to undertake supervised and independent work depending on the experience and ability of the successful candidate.

This post is to provide a clinical service in Orthopaedics, working closely with the Consultants, Specialist Registrars, and Foundation Doctors. The post will include a 1:10 on-call commitment for emergency admissions.

The junior doctors are exposed to the trauma and elective management inpatient and outpatient setting. They are actively involved in the direct clinical care of patients admitted under the orthopaedic consultants for emergency and elective surgery. 

The post holder is required to hold current Registration with the General Medical Council on commencement. The post holder will be required to demonstrate their ability to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation and undergo further training in this area if deemed necessary.

Appointment is subject to a satisfactory medical examination and references.

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1) Daily ward rounds to provide care for the orthopaedic patients in the orthopaedic and outlying wards

2) Providing assistance to the consultants during surgery when necessary

3) Attendance at outpatient clinics when required

4) Participation in the daily Trauma meetings

5) Supervision of FY1s

6) Participating in departmental audits

7) Participation in the level 2 on call rota (1:10)

8) Other duties as assigned by Specialty registrars and consultants

Working for our organisation

MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.4bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating the most exceptional integrated health and social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

The trust was formed to create the "Manchester Single Hospital Service", part of the Healthier Manchester programme to improve healthcare across the city. The aim of the Single Hospital Service mergers is to reduce health inequalities across the City of Manchester & Trafford by running the hospitals across the area together.

Bringing together 10 hospitals and community services from across Manchester, Trafford and beyond, we champion collaborative working and transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

Join us and you’ll work with some of the best people in the NHS, thriving in a Trust united in its values, purpose and commitment to our patients and a drive for continual innovation and improvement.

It now comprises of the following hospitals:

• Manchester Royal Infirmary
• Saint Mary's Hospital
• Manchester Royal Eye Hospital
• Royal Manchester Children's Hospital
• Altrincham Hospital
• The University Dental Hospital of Manchester
• Wythenshawe Hospital
• Withington Community Hospital
• Trafford General Hospital
• North Manchester General